Battle of La Rochelle | |||||||
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Part of the Hundred Years' War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Crown of Castile |
County of Flanders
[1] Hanseatic League | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John II of Castile | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
40 ships captured [1] [2] |
The naval Battle of La Rochelle 1419 took place between a Castilian and an allied Flemish-Hanseatic fleet. [3] [4] The Castillian victory resulted in their naval supremacy in the Bay of Biscay. but it also led to a protracted conflict with Flanders and the Hanseatic League, which ended in 1443 with further commercial concessions to Castile. [5] The battle was notable for the use of guns by the Castilian fleet.
Battle of La Rochelle | |||||||
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Part of the Hundred Years' War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Crown of Castile |
County of Flanders
[1] Hanseatic League | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John II of Castile | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
40 ships captured [1] [2] |
The naval Battle of La Rochelle 1419 took place between a Castilian and an allied Flemish-Hanseatic fleet. [3] [4] The Castillian victory resulted in their naval supremacy in the Bay of Biscay. but it also led to a protracted conflict with Flanders and the Hanseatic League, which ended in 1443 with further commercial concessions to Castile. [5] The battle was notable for the use of guns by the Castilian fleet.